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Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue
  • Name: Jack La Rue
  • Birthday: 1902-05-03
  • Also known as: Gaspere Biondolillo,Jack LaRue,The Latin Lover (nickname),Gaspare Biondolillo
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 0.056
Biography: Jack La Rue (born Gaspere Biondolillo) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. La Rue went from high school to his first acting job, in Otis Skinner's road company production of Blood and Sand. He performed in Broadway plays from around 1923 to 1931. According to La Rue, while appearing in Mae West's play Diamond Lil, he was spotted by Howard Hawks, who offered him a part in the film Scarface, starring Paul Muni. He moved to Hollywood, where he appeared in numerous films. However, Scarface was not one of them. La Rue stated in a newspaper article that, after four days, Hawks had to replace him with George Raft because La Rue was taller than Muni and had a more powerful voice.... Read More

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Title Release date
Girl 27   as  Self (archive footage) 2007-07-27
Complicated Women   as  Self (archive footage) 2003-05-06
Bogart: The Untold Story   as  Self (archive footage) 1997-01-05
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood   as  Silent Film Villain 1976-07-26
The Spy in the Green Hat   as  Federico 'Feet' Stilletto 1967-02-03
Robin and the 7 Hoods   as  Tomatoes 1964-06-24
For Those Who Think Young   as  Cronin's Business Associate 1964-06-01
40 Pounds of Trouble   as  Nick the Greek 1962-12-31
Ride the Man Down   as  Kennedy 1952-11-25
For Heaven's Sake   as  Tony Clark 1950-12-15
No Orchids for Miss Blandish   as  Slim Grisson 1948-04-15
Robin Hood of Monterey   as  Don Ricardo Gonzales 1947-09-06
Bush Pilot   as  Paul Girard 1947-06-07
My Favorite Brunette   as  Tony 1947-03-19
Santa Fe Uprising   as  Bruce Jackson 1946-11-15
In Old Sacramento   as  Laramie 1946-05-31
Murder in the Music Hall   as  Bruce Wilton 1946-04-10
Road to Utopia   as  LeBec 1946-02-27
Dakota   as  Suade 1945-12-15
Cornered   as  Diego, Hotel Valet 1945-11-23
The Spanish Main   as  Lt. Escobar 1945-10-01
Steppin' in Society   as  Bow Tie 1945-07-09
Dangerous Passage   as  Mike 1944-12-18
The Last Ride   as  Joe Genna 1944-10-07
Leave It to the Irish   as  Rockwell 1944-08-26
Machine Gun Mama   as  Jose 1944-08-18
Follow the Leader   as  Larry 1944-06-03
The Desert Song   as  Lt. Bertin 1943-12-17
Smart Guy   as  Matt Taylor 1943-12-17
The Sultan's Daughter   as  Rata 1943-12-16
Pistol Packin' Mama   as  Johnny Rossi 1943-12-15
Never a Dull Moment   as  Joey 1943-11-19
A Scream in the Dark   as  Cross 1943-10-15
The Girl from Monterrey   as  Al Johnson 1943-10-04
The Law Rides Again   as  Duke Dillon 1943-08-06
Secret Service In Darkest Africa   as  Hassan 1943-07-24
You Can't Beat the Law   as  Cain 1943-01-29
American Empire   as  Pierre - Beauchard Henchman 1942-12-11
The Payoff   as  John Angus 1942-11-24
X Marks the Spot   as  Marty Clark 1942-11-04
Highways by Night   as  Johnny Lieber, Gangster 1942-10-02
Pardon My Sarong   as  Tabor (uncredited) 1942-08-07
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen   as  Tommy Gould 1942-05-07
Swamp Woman   as  Pierre Pertinax Pontineau Briand Broussicourt d'Olivier, aka Pete Oliver 1941-12-05
Hard Guy   as  Vic Monroe 1941-10-17
Gentleman from Dixie   as  Thad Terrill 1941-09-02
Ringside Maisie   as  Ricky Du Prez 1941-08-01
Gangs Inc.   as  Mickey Roman 1941-06-13
Footsteps in the Dark   as  Ace Vernon 1941-03-08
East of the River   as  Frank 'Frisco' Scarfi 1940-11-09
Fugitive from a Prison Camp   as  Red Nelson 1940-10-05
The Sea Hawk   as  Lt. Ortega 1940-08-10
Enemy Agent   as  Alex 1940-04-18
Forgotten Girls   as  Eddie Nolan 1940-03-15
Charlie Chan in Panama   as  Emil Manolo 1940-03-01
In Old Caliente   as  Manuel Delgardo / Sujarno 1939-06-19
Big Town Czar   as  Mike Luger 1939-05-03
The Gang's All Here   as  Alberni 1939-03-04
Murder in Soho   as  Steve Marco 1939-02-01
I Demand Payment   as  Smiles Badolio 1938-12-13
Valley of the Giants   as  Ed Morrell 1938-09-17
Under the Big Top   as  Ricardo Le Grande 1938-08-31
Arson Racket Squad   as  Bud Morgan 1938-03-27
That I May Live 1937-09-13
Trapped by G-Men   as  Fred Drake 1937-09-09
Captains Courageous   as  Priest 1937-06-25
Dangerous Holiday   as  Gollenger 1937-06-06
Her Husband Lies   as  'Trigger' 1937-03-13
Mind Your Own Business   as  Cruger 1936-12-18
Yellow Cargo   as  Al Perrelli 1936-11-07
Ellis Island   as  Dude 1936-11-04
Born to Fight   as  Smoothy Morgan 1936-11-02
A Tenderfoot Goes West   as  James "Killer" Madden 1936-10-15
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)   as  Smiley Clark 1936-08-01
Dancing Pirate   as  Lt. Chago (Baltazar's Aide) 1936-05-22
The Bridge of Sighs   as  Packy Lacy 1936-02-14
Strike Me Pink   as  Mr. Thrust 1936-01-24
Remember Last Night?   as  Baptiste Bouclier 1935-10-28
The Spanish Cape Mystery   as  Gardner 1935-10-09
Waterfront Lady   as  Tom Braden 1935-10-04
His Night Out   as  Joe Ferranza 1935-10-01
Special Agent   as  Jake Andrews 1935-09-14
Little Big Shot   as  Jack Doré 1935-09-07
The Daring Young Man   as  Cubby 1935-07-17
After the Dance   as  Mitch 1935-06-25
Under the Pampas Moon   as  Bazan 1935-06-01
The Headline Woman   as  Phil Zarias 1935-05-14
Times Square Lady   as  Jack Kramer 1935-03-08
Calling All Cars   as  Jerry Kennedy 1935-01-25
Secret of the Chateau   as  Lucien Vonaire 1934-12-03
No Ransom   as  Larry Romero 1934-10-07
Straight Is the Way   as  Monk 1934-08-10
Take the Stand   as  George Gaylord 1934-08-07
The Fighting Rookie   as  Patrolman Jim Trent 1934-05-15
Good Dame   as  Bluch Brown 1934-03-16
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen   as  Bert 1934-01-12
The Kennel Murder Case   as  Eduardo Grassi 1933-10-28
To the Last Man   as  Jim Daggs 1933-09-15
Headline Shooter   as  Ricci 1933-07-28
Gambling Ship   as  Pete Manning 1933-06-23
The Girl in 419   as  Sammy 1933-05-26
The Story of Temple Drake   as  Trigger 1933-05-06
Terror Aboard   as  Gregory Cordoff 1933-04-14
42nd Street   as  Thug (uncredited) 1933-03-11
Christopher Strong   as  Carlo 1933-03-09
The Woman Accused   as  Little Maxie 1933-02-17
20,000 Years in Sing Sing   as  Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited) 1932-12-24
Lawyer Man   as  Spike Murphy (uncredited) 1932-12-24
A Farewell to Arms   as  Priest 1932-12-08
Man Against Woman   as  Alberti 1932-11-15
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang   as  Ackerman (uncredited) 1932-11-09
Three on a Match   as  Ace's Henchman (uncredited) 1932-10-29
Virtue   as  Toots O'Neil 1932-10-25
The All-American   as  Joe Fiore 1932-10-01
Blessed Event   as  Louis De Marco 1932-09-10
Radio Patrol   as  Slick (uncredited) 1932-06-02
While Paris Sleeps   as  Julot 1932-05-08
Night World   as  Henchman (uncredited) 1932-05-04
The Mouthpiece   as  Joe Garland (Uncredited) 1932-03-21
Follow the Leader   as  A Gangster 1930-12-06
The House of Terror 1928-01-01
Fine Manners   as  New Year's Eve Celebrant 1926-08-29
The King On Main Street   as  Member of King's Retinue in Paris Hotel Lobby (uncredited) 1925-10-24
The Lucky Devil   as  Prizefight Attendant 1925-07-13